East Liverpool City Hospital - Columbiana County
Overview
East Liverpool City Hospital is committed to the health and well-being of the communities which it serves. East Liverpool City Hospital has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Columbiana County. These designations, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), open the door to benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan repayment programs and grants for physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses. The goal of this initiative is to promote access to quality healthcare in the surrounding service area by recruiting and retaining clinicians like you. Together with its team of healthcare providers, East Liverpool City Hospital will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
East Liverpool City Hospital encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine eligibility and opportunities for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with us at the bottom of this webpage.
HPSAs are designations that indicate health care provider shortages in three platforms of health: primary care, mental health, and dental health. Each platform of health receives its own designation. Each designation is scored to show the severity of the shortage. Scores range from 0 to 25, with 25 indicating the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Columbiana County.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI – Columbiana County
ID: 1398828759
Designation Type: Low-Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 14
Designation Date: 06/16/2025
Last Update Date: 06/16/2025
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI – Columbiana County
ID: 7397606138
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 14
Designation Date: 12/10/2018
Last Update Date: 09/02/2021
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI – Columbiana County
ID: 6394579493
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 11
Designation Date: 09/29/1997
Last Update Date: 03/06/2025
What are the benefits of a HPSA?
In an effort to boost provider recruitment and retention in these often-rural shortage areas, benefits have been established to help build healthcare access for those who need it most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because East Liverpool City Hospital has forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you, the provider, as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in your community. East Liverpool City Hospital truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible East Liverpool City Hospital primary care and mental health professionals:
Physicians – Ohio Physician Loan Repayment Program
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Ohio Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
Mental Health Providers – Ohio Physician Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatrists)
Pharmacists – Ohio Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
What do these loan repayment programs offer?
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses may be eligible to apply for loan repayment worth up to 85% of their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
Ohio Physician Loan Repayment Program – Physicians (DO/MD) working full-time or part-time providing primary care in Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, General Psychiatry, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry or Geriatric Psychiatry at an eligible ambulatory or mental health setting, may be eligible for up to $50,000 in loan repayment for a 2- year service commitment. One-year extension contracts are available for the remaining student loan balance.
Ohio Health Professional Loan Repayment Program – Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Pharmacists may be eligible for up to $50,000 for a 2-year service commitment at an eligible ambulatory, Primary Care and/or Behavioral Health practice site in a HPSA.
To find out if your address is located in this HPSA designation, please visit the following website:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
For more information, please contact:
HPSA Acumen’s Benefit Support Specialists are available to you:
716.483.0888 ext. 206
Email us here at Support@HPSA.us